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Colour

#8D91FF

  • #8D91FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D91FF is a blue with RGB values 141, 145, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8D91FF#8D91FF
HEX#8D91FF
RGBrgb(141, 145, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5686, 1
RGB percentages55.3%, 56.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(237.9, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK44.7%, 43.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,277,951
CSS custom property--colour: #8D91FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#726E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F98FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#66A8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFB8D
Analogous#8DCAFF, #C28DFF
Triadic#FF8D91, #91FF8D
Split complementary#FFC28D, #CAFF8D
Tetradic#FF8DCA, #FFFB8D, #8DFFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F3FF
Lighter +10%#C0C2FF
Darker −10%#5A60FF
Darker −20%#272FFF
Darker −30%#0009F3
Darker −40%#0007C0
More saturated +25%#8D91FF
Less saturated −25%#9B9EF1

Channel breakdown

R141
G145
B255
Red141 (55.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue237.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 91 · B FF

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